Charlie Manuel emptied the bench for the last game of the season and Manny Acta did about the same with his Nationals. Starter Kyle Kendrick was pedestrian. He has now gone to the Florida Instructional League to get his act together. I hope that he does! So Taguchi, the forgotten man, started in left and had 3 hits and 3 RBI, and scored a run. Double-A prospect Lou Marson got his first start behind the plate and had two hits, including a 2-run homer. The Phillies won 8-3. Mrs. October and I were sitting right under the big board. It was hot and muggy and we left early.Yesterday marked the 50th sell-out of the year. It took season attendance to a record-breaking 3,455,583.
Meanwhile, as they did last year, the Marlins (payroll: $22 million) were putting the choking Mets (payroll: $140 million) to sleep, while in Milwaukee the Brewers, led by CC Sabathia, were taking care of business against the Cubs. Mets out, Brewers in. First divisional game between the Brewers and Phillies at 3:00 pm Wednesday in Philadelphia.
